Samar is a commercial entertainer but there is something little more than to it. Like all other movies, we are introduced to Shakthi (Vishal) a forest officer in Ooty bashing a group of men when they try to destroy the trees. Yes, immediately there is a mass introduction song and then you are correct we are introduced to Shakthi’s girlfriend Rupa (Sunaina). Thankfully the love making scenes are crisper and shorter, Rupa breakups with Shakthi since he spends most of the time with the trees & can’t even remember her birthday.
Rupa leaves for Bangkok, Shakthi can’t forget Rupa and then a letter greets from her saying that she also cannot forget him and wants him to come over. Shakthi on the way to Bangkok meets Maya (Trisha) in the airport & they become good friends. The interactions between Vishal and Trisha are interesting. In Bangkok he meets a police officer (Sampath Raj) while searching for his lover, at this juncture the screenplay takes a V-turn where Shakthi is being shot at by a group while another arrives in time to save him. They tell him he is a multimillionaire businessman with friends ranging from government officials & big shots all over Bangkok and there are also a group of enemies. There is no one except Maya who is willing to help him.
Like Shakthi, we are also clueless about what’s happening and these moments of the film of how Shakthi tries to find who is behind this maze are the film’s finest moments. We are introduced to John Frederick (JD Chakravarthy) Rajesh (Manoj Bajpee) rich, filthy, psychotic billionaires who play with the lives of people by selecting them at random. They provide all the answers to the puzzle and the twists that follow after that makes things interesting. Vishal does a neat job and emotes well, Trisha shines in a meaty role which is quite different from the regular heroine’s role in commercial films. Though JD Chakravarthy & Manoj Bajpee have majestic screen presence they don’t have much to do. The reason for their psychotic and bizarre behavior have not been explained or justified.
The screenplay is fast, though one can predict what is going to happen next there is never a dull moment in the film. The director Thiru has to be credited for not including a comedy track, except for Azhago Azhagu the other songs doesn’t impress and they only hamper the proceedings. Yuvan’s background score complements with the mood the film. Richard M. Nathan’s cinematography is brilliant especially the night shots of Bangkok.
Samar is inspired by Hollywood action thrillers; the loopholes are many, the climax is predictable and not convincing. Yet, Samar is an intriguing film which keeps you engaged till the end. Thiru has managed to deliver a different thriller within the tried and tested formula of commercial films.
Rupa leaves for Bangkok, Shakthi can’t forget Rupa and then a letter greets from her saying that she also cannot forget him and wants him to come over. Shakthi on the way to Bangkok meets Maya (Trisha) in the airport & they become good friends. The interactions between Vishal and Trisha are interesting. In Bangkok he meets a police officer (Sampath Raj) while searching for his lover, at this juncture the screenplay takes a V-turn where Shakthi is being shot at by a group while another arrives in time to save him. They tell him he is a multimillionaire businessman with friends ranging from government officials & big shots all over Bangkok and there are also a group of enemies. There is no one except Maya who is willing to help him.
Like Shakthi, we are also clueless about what’s happening and these moments of the film of how Shakthi tries to find who is behind this maze are the film’s finest moments. We are introduced to John Frederick (JD Chakravarthy) Rajesh (Manoj Bajpee) rich, filthy, psychotic billionaires who play with the lives of people by selecting them at random. They provide all the answers to the puzzle and the twists that follow after that makes things interesting. Vishal does a neat job and emotes well, Trisha shines in a meaty role which is quite different from the regular heroine’s role in commercial films. Though JD Chakravarthy & Manoj Bajpee have majestic screen presence they don’t have much to do. The reason for their psychotic and bizarre behavior have not been explained or justified.
The screenplay is fast, though one can predict what is going to happen next there is never a dull moment in the film. The director Thiru has to be credited for not including a comedy track, except for Azhago Azhagu the other songs doesn’t impress and they only hamper the proceedings. Yuvan’s background score complements with the mood the film. Richard M. Nathan’s cinematography is brilliant especially the night shots of Bangkok.
Samar is inspired by Hollywood action thrillers; the loopholes are many, the climax is predictable and not convincing. Yet, Samar is an intriguing film which keeps you engaged till the end. Thiru has managed to deliver a different thriller within the tried and tested formula of commercial films.
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